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    Home » Blog » Video Tutorials » Themes and Occasions Video Tutorials » Seasonal & Holiday » Winter

    Tiered Snowman Cake - A Cake Decorating Video

    November 10, 2016 By Melissa Diamond 9 Comments

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    The Cutest Snowman Cake! A Cake Decorating Video Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com.

    This time of year, I love snowman themed cakes, and this tiered snowman cake is as simple as it is cute! This would be perfect for winter and Christmas parties, we hope that you enjoy it!

     

    Materials

    We frosted a 6 inch and 8 inch tier for this cake using our Fluffy Vanilla Buttercream recipe. Each tier was on it's own cardboard cake circle as usual. 5 bubble tea straws were placed beneath the 6 inch tier, and 2 bubble tea straws were placed beneath the 4 inch dummy/top hat.

    425g black fondant to cover the 4 inch dummy and create the brim.

    Red fondant for the scarf, hat, and holly berries, plus small amount of orange fondant (nose), green fondant (holly leaves)

    Coloring Gel: We used Americolor Orange, Wilton Leaf Green, and our red & black fondant were pre-colored.

    18 gauge paper stem wire {available at craft stores like Michael’s or Jo Ann Fabrics}. Each arm was made from a wires cut to 7 inches and 3.5 inches.

    Drinking Straw: Anchor for arms

    Lollipop Stick (anchor for nose)

    Chocolate Chips: We used Ghirardelli brand (60% cacao) chips which are a little larger for the eyes and buttons. We used mini chocolate chips for the mouth. Of course you can substitute with your chocolate candies or chips of choice ;0)

    4 inch cake dummy for top hat- You could of course use a 4" cake tier, or create a shaped rice cereal treat hat, lightly coated with shortening and covered with fondant.

    Piping Tips: We used a Wilton 4 for the polka dots

    Piping Gel

    Miscellaneous: Cardboard Cake Circles for both tiers, disposable piping bags, bubble tea straws for support, shortening, FMM Multi ribbon cutter (optional tool)

     

     

     

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    1. MsGF November 11, 2016 at 7:57 am

      Love it! So cute! I've always wanted to make a snowman cake :) Might have to do it now!

      Super cute and clever as always!

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    2. Dene Swearingen November 11, 2016 at 8:10 am

      How Adorable!

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    3. Jennifer Daniel November 12, 2016 at 4:19 pm

      Adorable!!!! I love him!!
      ~Jennifer

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    4. Terri Tate November 13, 2016 at 4:00 am

      Love this!! What a fun looking cake! You guys are spot on, as always!! Your creativity is simply unmatched!!

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    5. Linda Renaud November 14, 2016 at 11:15 am

      Cuteness overload and so simple!!!!

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    6. Joan December 4, 2016 at 10:58 pm

      So cute. You mention in the video that you used a vanilla cake recipe. I don't see one labelled that in the recipe section. Is it the white cake from scratch? I know I can use any recipe, just wanted one that will hold up to the weight. Also, can you tell me how many recipes of the cake did you need to make for 3 eight inch layers and 3 six inch layers. Thanks. I'd love to try this.

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    7. BeBe December 5, 2016 at 11:07 pm

      Hi Joan, We used the White Almond Sour Cream doctored cake recipe,https://www.mycakeschool.com/recipes/white-almond-sour-cream-cake/. We left out the almond extract and just used vanilla. We doubled the recipe. I think we had 14 1/2 cups batter.

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    8. Sally McIlwain November 15, 2018 at 1:29 pm

      The weather has taken a turn and is C-O-L-D. I'm in the perfect mood to try a snowman cake. This one is adorable. Gonna give it a try!

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    9. Melissa Diamond November 15, 2018 at 2:19 pm

      Yes! He's a fun one to make- stay warm! xoxo

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